"through nodding and smiles, she dances through hell" that's so beautifly said

When I hear all this I wonder: does GRRM write these archetypical figures consciously, knowing their deeper meaning before he creates text, or is it just the unconsciousness finding it's way to a real world.

the true Beauty and the Beast, Sandor and Sansa.

I absolutely LOVE your videos, I would like to see a compare and contrast between Arya and Sansa- as I think that you would bring a deeper understanding as to the complexity between these sisters. Perhaps another between Robb Stark and Jon Snow as well.

This is one of the best analyses of Sansa's character I have seen. Most attempts to psychoanalyze her try to treat Sansa as if she were a real person, as opposed to a literary character. Sansa's archetype is Persephone--the sweet, obedient maiden who is abducted into the underworld and raped by Hades. Sandor is her Hades man--without the actual rape. He seemingly oppresses her with his brutality and ugliness, but he also shows Sansa how to find her way around the underworld and, eventually, out of it. Persephone becomes queen of the underworld, and spends half the year--spring and summer--above ground. This is how she attains womanhood: by mastering the oppositions of light and dark, birth and death, summer and winter. Along with Ceresi, the other mother figures are Daenarys (mother of dragons), and Sansa's own mother, Catelyn. Catelyn's arc is her transformation from the mother to the crone. The other crones are Olenna Tyrell, the hedge witch of Bald Hill, and Old Nan.

That's why Sansa is my favorite character, I always related to her a lot.

I'm amazed by the way you so elegantly put into words these otherwise obscured ideas, that too in such a soothing tone! I'm new to your content, but don't think I'll ever be old for it!

I am surprised, your analisis is simply wonderfull!!

I would love to see you team up with the asoiaf content creator “Lucifer means lightbringer” on a video! I enjoyed this video and the Sandor Clegane video by the way. Excellent work

Amazing video! I will ship these 2 forever probably. The show didn’t do them justice, hopefully the last book will!

THE HORSE ARCHETYPE SEQUENCE JUST BLEW MY MIND

I was looking for something like this thanks.

That was great! Thanks for this. Way interesting.

Thank you for your incredibly detailed and intellectual take on my deluded ships.

they mean *all of this* in the books... and on telly? 4 minute reunion scene, set up with sandor turning down another woman and all, which amounts to sweet FA.....

Brilliant :)

Can you link your image sources so I can read the literature surrounding all the pictures presented of the archetypes?

do you think the "unkiss" might suggest that sansa feels (unconsciously) sexually attracted to sandor? grrm said in an interview that this imaginary kiss is a detail that will mean sth in future books and I'm trying to understand what this might be haha. what is your interpretation of this kiss sansa imagined?

I wonder if Sandor is partially inspired by St Christopher?

14:50 bruh, psychoanalytic perspective aside, that's menstrual cramps :v not very sexy

Unproven theories by Carl Jung. Nothing more.

Sansa is the reason I hate the starks exept for Ned and Arya